Tag: composting

A newly published study details how a sperm whale carcass found in the Oslo Fjord in 2003 became a fully ...

A Chinese research team showed that adding phase-specific microbial consortia at different composting stages extended the thermophilic phase to 11 ...

A new study projects that Iran's municipal waste emissions could range from 1.4 to 21 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent ...

Metagenomic tracking of oolong tea waste decomposition reveals a three-phase microbial succession that breaks down lignocellulose and cuts antibiotic resistance ...

A 90-day composting study shows cadmium, chromium and lead concentrations rising well beyond what mass loss alone can explain, raising ...

Oregon State University researchers have built an AI-enabled smart compost bin that automatically weighs, images, and labels household food waste ...

New research from Accra, Ghana, shows that conflicts over dumpsites involve not only residents and waste companies but also competing ...

A 120-day lab-scale trial shows earthworm-assisted vermicomposting slightly outperformed conventional composting at disintegrating PLA/PBAT bioplastic bags, though neither mesophilic process ...

A new review warns that sewage sludge fertilizers carry heavy metals, pathogens, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics, arguing that safe agricultural reuse ...

A new EU-wide study shows that controlled composting, application-driven product design, and biochar-based carbon strategies can turn horse manure from ...